Glass Frog Research Paper

The importance of El Valle De Anton spurred the movement to create systems to preserve frogs worldwide. In Panama a town name El Valle De Anton once deeply respected their golden tree frogs, and ironically they were not disturb when the frogs started disappearing. When the corpses started to pile up, the scientific community began to become concerned and began an effort to preserve the golden frog species and what they found was that frogs from around the world had been plagued by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis-batrachos (or “Bd” for short). This plague is very hard to stop, as we cannot purge the entire planet of the disease, and the plague spreads incredibly quickly.

The Woronora Special Area is a haven for many threatened native animals and plants including the green tree frog, Littlejohn’s tree frog, and the tawny-crowned honeyeater.

The Southern Corroboree Frog is a critically endangered species found on Mt Kosciusko, in Victoria, Australia.

St. Andrews university is a 500 acre campus consisting of many aquatic habitats, ideal for amphibians such as frogs and toads. Amphibians are susceptible to changes in the environment and are indicators of environmental diversity and success as well as identifiers of pollutants in the environment (Marshall, 2013). We were interested in the prefered conditions for local toad and frog species on St. Andrews campus, located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Some aquatic environments include lakes, ponds, creeks and a Carolina Bay. We hypothesised that toad and frog populations will be denser at the Carolina Bay because the area provides acoustics, ideal for calling mates and also has a lot of surface area that allows for solar heating that increases metabolism that would allow for quicker development (metamorphosis) as well as having lots of areas to lay eggs, due to mating and offspring developmental requirements. Frogs and toads are external fertilizers and the females lay their eggs in the water and the males fertilize the eggs. Also, once the eggs hatch depending on the species they will spend the first month or so of their lives in water as a tadpole until they metamorphosize into frogs or toads. Due to this, they are more likely to be in aquatic areas during mating seasons (Partymiller, L.).

The corroboree frog is a native Australian frog found in the mountain ranges of the Kosciusko national park. There are two variations of the frogs inside the species these include the northern corroboree frog (NCF) and the southern corroboree frog (SCF). Historically scientist named these frogs based on where they were found in the Kosciusko national park. The NCF lives in the northern parks of Kosciusko national park, Namiadgi National park and Rinabella national park, as seen in the image below. The NCF lives between 750 – 1800 m above sea level (Toragona zoo, Corroboree frog habitat). The SCF lies entirely in Kosciusko national park, form Smiggln hole to maragle range, from southwards to northwards. The SCF generally lives from 1300 – 1760 m above sea level. Currently the distribution of the frog is widely spread as the frog try to move from areas infected with the chytrids fungus. These frogs are extremely hard to find in the wild, as they are critically endangered. The frogs are most commonly fund in protected areas in the national park, which were introduced by the Australian government.

The Yellow Tongued Duckweed Frog evolved from its most common ancestor, the Green Frog. The Green frog is a species of frog native to the eastern half of the United States and Canada. Both of these frog species belong to the Animalia Kingdom. The Yellow tongued Duckweed Frog is a mid-sized frog just like the Green Frog, however its legs are longer. Both of these species are highly aquatic, but also spend a small amount of time out of the water. Green Frogs prefer to live in ponds and shallow water with little trees and plants, however the Yellow Tongued Duckweed Frog lives in swamps with plentiful vegetation.

Scieszka, Jon, and Steve Johnson. The Frog Prince, Continued. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, 1991. Print.

The Greater Antilles is comprised of Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola (island south of Florida) as these islands were the center of focus to study and collect Anolis lizards how these different species of lizards lived and how they were related to each other. The information gathered from the data table contained the identification number, the variant of the Anolis lizard, the country that specific lizard lives in, and the body shape for that lizard. As aforementioned in the report, the body types included within the table are: Tree crown, Upper trunk/canopy, Twig, Mid trunk, Lower trunk/ground, and Grass/bush. The patterns displayed in terms of the body shape the lizards have are related to the habitat they live in. For example,

Tropical rainforests are one of the most naturally abundant biomes on Earth. Producing almost half of the oxygen within Earth's atmosphere while only covering less than 6% of the surface. (blueplanetbiomes.org) A vast variety of water, soil, and air cater to the millions of different species living under the canopies. Deep tropical soils, large tropical rivers, and little to none air movement shape the climate of this biome. Some of the species covered in this paper are, E. Murinus, A. Vinelandii, A. Platensis, P. Knowlesi, B. Antiacantha, and T. Fuciformis. Each organism plays a vital role in the tropical rainforest ecosystem.

The Nectophyne afra is a small species of toads. They are found in the forest of Central Africa. The African tree toad are normally a dark to light brown in colour with white spots all over its belly. The color and markings of their skin, gives the toad camouflage. Due to its small size, they have a lot of predators like fish, birds, lizerds, and snakes. They have been known to have a exotic pet trade, that’s very hard for humans because they are very small. They live for about 3 to 5 years.

Corythomantis greeningi (common name: Greening's frog)- a frog species in the Hylidae family. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is Caatinga savanna. It is usually found on vegetation, including in bromeliads, and in rock outcrops. It breeds in temporary streams. Though suffering from habitat loss, it is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am Lily Buchanan, a passionate advocate for the life of the pangolin. I intend to talk today about the eight endangered species of this creature, two of which have been recognised as critically endangered. My aim is to spread awareness of the pangolin, so that no one here will leave today ignorant of their situation. Unfortunately, the less attractive or “cute” animals of the world have less support and recognition, right when they need it most.

Two of the frog’s main external structures are its nose/nostrils and its eyes. Two of its internal structures are its tongue and lungs. The eyes are relatively small, they are about the size of a blueberry. They are a dark shade of blue, along with being squishy and moist. The eyes have a clear and retractable membrane called the nictitating membrane. This allows the frog to see under water. The eyes are retractable themselves, which helps the frog swallow food whole and push it down. The nostrils are small, black holes located on the top of the frogs head. They allow the frog to breathe when it is barely surfaced. The nostrils can open and close. They are closed during hibernation. The frog’s lungs are a brownish red color and they are about

Swim in the world of science, and find what is unknown in the life cycle of a frog. They are type of amphibians, and they secrete substances like poisonous from the skin to protect themselves. There are 5,000 species of frog that lives in the tropical rainforest, and spend 3 months to become complete frog. Some people see the frog jumps, but they do not think that the frog has to pass many stages from the egg mass to Tadpole then tadpole with legs after that the frog become a young frog so, it become an adult frog.

Rainforest - tropical environment with tropical plants (bromeliads; ferns; moss; miniature palms that are smaller than usual; pothos; venus fly traps, and so forth…). Requires bright, indirect light and warm temperatures (60-85F / 16-30C).